Anna K Coussens, Syed M A Zaidi, Brian W Allwood, Puneet K Dewan, Glenda Gray, Mikashmi Kohli, Tamara Kredo, Ben J Marais, Guy B Marks, Leo Martinez, Morten Ruhwald, Thomas J Scriba, James A Seddon, Phumeza Tisile, Digby F Warner, Robert J Wilkinson, Hanif Esmail, Rein M G J Houben
The current active-latent paradigm of tuberculosis largely neglects the documented spectrum of disease. Inconsistency with regard to definitions, terminology, and diagnostic criteria for different tuberculosis states has limited the progress in research and product development that are needed to achieve tuberculosis elimination. We aimed to develop a new framework of classification for tuberculosis that accommodates key disease states but is sufficiently simple to support pragmatic research and implementation...
March 22, 2024: Lancet Respiratory Medicine